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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.

If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Lois Quam is running for the Minnesota House. Join her and sign up here -- loisquammnhouse.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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NORMS ONLY WORK WHEN ALL PARTIES RESPECT AND ABIDE BY THEM JFC HOW ARE WE STILL HAVING THIS CONVERSATION
vox.com Vox @vox.com · 19d
"There is danger, however, in requiring the Justice Department to reveal the fruits of a criminal investigation — even in a case as compelling and as egregious as Epstein’s," writes @imillhiser.bsky.social.

Here's why 👇
The case against releasing the Epstein files
DOJ has strong norms against releasing information outside of a criminal trial, and for good reasons.
voxdotcom.visitlink.me
November 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from the Broadview ICE Detention Center has been "irretrievably destroyed" and cannot be produced as evidence in a lawsuit against the government over abhorrent conditions there:

www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
Two Weeks of Surveillance Footage From ICE Detention Center ‘Irretrievably Destroyed’
"Defendants have indicated that some video between October 19, 2025 and October 31, 2025 has been irretrievably destroyed and therefore cannot be produced on an expedited basis or at all."
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation. Read and share the latest from @propublica.org. By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social, Avi Asher-Shapiro & @amierjeski.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Fun game: @nytpitchbot.bsky.social post or actual NYT headline?

This particular game shouldn't be so hard. Gee, *was* it murder?
October 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.
October 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM